Corn goes back to their very creation story. As the Hopi people emerged into this world, the Creator gave them three things: a gourd of water, a planting stick and a short ear of blue corn. Expand ...

Arizona’s dry farming holds lessons for food production where a harsh climate is stretching water supplies. TUCSON, Arizona — Gardening textbooks say to plant corn seeds 2 inches deep, where the soil ...

Michael Kotutwa Johnson is a member of the Hopi Tribe in Northern Arizona, who continues to practice Hopi dry-farming. He is also an assistant specialist with the UA’s School of Natural Resources and ...

As climate chaos rises, Michelle Week, draws on her Sinixt indigenous knowledge As climate chaos increases around the world, Michelle Week, a farmer outside of Portland Oregon is drawing on her Sinixt ...

As heat and water scarcity increase, farmers have to adjust their strategies to ensure good production. The bottom line is important, but so is conserving non-renewable resources. Dry farming is one ...